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Dansby Swanson

CHC Shortstop #7

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Dansby Swanson (glute) went 1-for-4 with an RBI on Friday against the Diamondbacks in his return to the lineup.

Swanson returned to Chicago’s lineup for Friday’s series opener after missing just one game with left glute cramps that forced him to leave Wednesday’s game against the Padres. It doesn’t appear to be a concern moving forward.
Daniel Palencia

CHC Relief Pitcher #48

Daniel Palencia (lat) recorded two outs on Friday in a minor league rehab appearance for Triple-A Iowa.

Chicago’s closer averaged 100.4 mph and topped out at 102 during the 19-pitch tune-up outing on the doorstep of the majors. He gave up one hit and also recorded one strikeout. The hard-throwing 26-year-old stopper is working his way back from a low-grade lat strain and could potentially return to the back-end of the Cubs’ bullpen later this weekend.
Colin Rea

CHC Starting Pitcher #53

Colin Rea pitched 5 1/3 innings against the Diamondbacks on Friday, allowing two earned runs and striking out six.

Back on form after a rough outing against the Dodgers, Rea effectively dazzled the Diamondbacks, missing a quality start only because of an elevated pitch count. Rea managed a sizzling 16 whiffs on 54 swings, but the Diamondbacks did get 12 hard-hit balls against him. The Cubs bullpen immediately put Rea’s win in jeopardy by allowing a three-run homer to Geraldo Perdomo, but hung on. Rea’s in line to start again against the Reds in Wrigley next week and should be a viable-if-unexciting streamer for that one.
Michael Busch

CHC 1st Baseman #29

Michael Busch went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Chicago’s 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks on Friday.

Busch opened scoring with a two-run single with the bases loaded to make it 2-0, then added a hard-hit double later on. Busch has been struggling this year, so this game at least gets him over the Mendoza line at .203/.301/.297. Fantasy managers in deeper leagues should stick with him for now, but his expected batting average of .204 is rough — he’s simply not barreling the ball enough yet.
Jacob Webb

CHC Relief Pitcher #71

Jacob Webb pitched two scoreless innings to lock down a save against the Diamondbacks on Friday.

He walked Ildemaro Vargas at the start of the ninth, but struck out Corbin Carroll and quickly got through Gabriel Moreno and Ketel Marte to lock down the save. It was a bit surprising to not see Phil Maton summoned for the ninth on two days rest, but it’s hard to argue with the result. The Cubs closer situation should be resolved soon when Daniel Palencia returns from the injured list.
Nico Hoerner

CHC 2nd Baseman #2

Nico Hoerner left Friday’s game against the Diamondbacks with “left-sided neck tightness.”

Matt Shaw pinch-hit and took over at second base. This doesn’t sound especially serious at this point, but we’re sure we’ll get a real update at some point in the next 24 hours. Hoerner had already gotten a hit and scored a run, and was hitting .291/.370/.449 with four homers and seven stolen bases entering the game — he’s been one of the MVPs for fantasy baseball up to this point.
Matt Shaw

CHC Right Fielder #6

Matt Shaw went 3-for-4 with a homer Wednesday in the Cubs’ 5-4 defeat of the Padres.

Shaw’s homer was a 351-footer barely over a leaping Nick Castellanos in left field. His first hit was a bunt single, with the Cubs taking advantage of the fact that it was Miguel Andujar and not Manny Machado at third. That ended up being well-timed, as Pete Crow-Armstrong followed it with a homer. Shaw’s exit velocity numbers are still pretty bad and his bat speed has dropped from last year, but he’s hitting .301/.342/.507 through 80 plate appearances. It’s just hard to see that leading to much playing time against righties while everyone is healthy for the Cubs.
Jameson Taillon

CHC Starting Pitcher #50

Jameson Taillon pitched seven innings of three-run ball and struck out six to defeat the Padres on Wednesday.

Taillon allowed just three hits and one walk, but two of the hits were homers from Miguel Andujar and Nick Castellanos, accounting for all three runs in the fifth. It’s still another positive outing for Taillon, who has a fair 4.41 ERA despite giving up nine homers in 34 2/3 innings. He should be a decent play in mixed leagues next week at home against the Reds.
Ben Brown

CHC Relief Pitcher #32

After replace Ben Brown with two outs, Hoby Milner struck out the only batter he faced for a save against the Padres on Wednesday.

Brown, who stranded the bases loaded after coming in with none out in the eighth, was robbed in broad daylight. Even though Brown had thrown just 11 pitches to get five outs, the Cubs brought in Milner to face Gavin Sheets with the bases empty. They had to know the Padres would counter, but since Milner wound up striking out pinch-hitter Ramón Laureano to end the game, it all worked out for Craig Counsell. Brown is still looking for his first save, and with Daniel Palencia close to returning, it might not materialize any time soon.
Daniel Palencia

CHC Relief Pitcher #48

The Athletic’s Patrick Mooney reports that “Daniel Palencia (lat strain) has made enough progress that the team is considering activating him Friday.”

This is the first update we’ve had on Palencia since he was put on the injured list back on April 17th. It seems that Palencia won’t need a rehab assignment before returning to the Cubs. We’ll wait to see if Palencia can progress enough to actually return this weekend, but it seems like he’s not far off. That would take away most of the fantasy value for Ben Brown and Phil Maton.